Published at 21st of November 2020 06:12:43 PM
Chapter 91: 91
Fabian took a moment’s breath and laid his gaze on Evelyn . His complicated mind had died like a lie . He was confident that Evelyn would listen without misinterpreting what he said .
“I have something to say about Adrian . ”
Evelyn was a little anxious listening to his voice . There were a lot of things Evelyn really didn’t know about what was going on . She had to know, but she was scared to know at the same time .
“I’ll be honest as I could . ”
Evelyn soon cleared up her mind and nodded, “Yes, I will trust you . ”
At least it wasn’t likely that the current Fabian would hurt Adrian . Fabian, mostly, was a man who refused to speak with promises . Since all the words were spoken by him, who was born as the Emperor’s successor and rose to the throne – had a big influence .
“First of all, I guess I have to tell you how I got here . ” Fabian quickly cleared his head, “What made me doubt the birth of Adrian … it was because of an unexpected finding . ”
Evelyn frowned slightly . From the beginning, she already thought there was something strange . After seeing Adrian several times, Fabian had no doubts, but suddenly he felt suspicious and took the midwife .
“That part has confused my mind, too . Who told you that?”
Fabian shook his head, “No one, but… . ”
Besides, Evelyn’s secret couldn’t be leaked out so easily . But why did this happen, then?
“As you know, I don’t have a good relationship with the Vatican . But aside from that, I think something unknown is going on in the Vatican . ” Fabian’s distrust of the Vatican was not based solely on his bad feelings for the Pope . It was his judgment and his wisdom as Emperor that led him to investigate them .
“Is it about a demon?”
“That’s the part of it . There’s no progress in the investigation, so I don’t know how far their conspiracy is . ”
After Fabian ascended to the throne, he became hostile to the Vatican and suspected them . It had been quite a while since he began investigating the Vatican in secret .
“The investigation has restarted recently . That’s why I swear in the name of the Emperor, I can confirm that they are certainly guilty . ”
However, it was the first time for Evelyn to hear such a story . Because when she was an Empress, she never been told about anything outside the Palace .
“I see, but now I’m talking about Adrian, why is the Vatican…… . ”
“Don’t you have something to tell?”
Evelyn stopped talking when Fabian cut her sentence before she finished it . She didn’t want to lie . But her doubt was too scary to speak of .
“I won’t hide anything from you . I think the Vatican has a secret way to control the demon . And it has something to do with the person wearing the Paladin’s mask right now . ”
“You mean, … . . Sir David?”
“Yeah . Whenever something mysterious happened, there was his shadow . But too bad, I couldn’t catch his tail . ” Fabian felt very displeased and kicked his tongue, “I know how absurd my words are . ”
A man from the Vatican could control a demon . If Fabian hadn’t investigated it himself, he would have laughed at the nonsense story .
“……No, it’s not absurd… . . ”
“You seem to know something, as expected . ”
Evelyn nodded her head carefully . “At the time, when the Wyvern stormed the Grand Festival… …It felt kind of weird . It felt like the demon was flying straight to Adrian . Looking back, the Pope’s words and actions were awkward . But because everyone said I was so shocked…… . ”
Fabian agreed . Her reaction was normal .
“It was only after the Paladin’s arrival that the Wyverns made a strange movement . ”
“Definitely … … He’s a suspicious guy . ”
Evelyn recalled the purple-eyed man she had met in the garden of the Felice Kingdom . Strangely, her memories of that day were as hazy as if they were foggy . But the odd feeling she felt in him wasn’t gone .
“Not long ago, when the Pope left for the kingdom of Felice without any announcement, I sent a delegation of knights to the Vatican . And I found a note in Saint Iretta . That’s the only thing I could get . ” Fabian spoke openly, even though it was confidential information . He seemed to keep his promise, to be honest .
“There were a few hastily scribbled words on the note . Maybe Someone who was instructed by the Paladin wrote it . ”
It was a small clue .
“The Paladin’s request, the prince’s hair, the death of the birth mother…… That’s what I’ve inferred from the list of words on the note . “
As a matter of fact, Adrian was the only one in this Empire who matched the memo . However, there was still something Evelyn couldn’t understand .
“Why did the Paladin want to investigate Adrian?”
“I think he tried to confirm Adrian’s birth . Saint Iretta probably had a relic that could reveal bloodlines with his hair . ”
Fabian’s speculation was only half right . It wasn’t a relic, but David’s unique ability to know human life through the hair .
“One thing in a million, if my absurd doubts are correct, it is the Paladin who has the power to control demons …… It means the cave’s accident was an incident . ”
Evelyn widened her eyes, “So, the demons that attacked the carriage…… The Paladin did it?”
“I think so . No, I’m sure . ” Fabian was sure because his intuition said so . Indeed, there was no proof at this time, but his instincts already believed it .
“I didn’t want to say this . ”
“No, please tell me everything . ”
“…It happened when I gave Adrian the antidote . Before he lost consciousness, he knew that I had defeated the demons and saved him . ” He couldn’t forget Adrian, who was crying at that time, reached out to him with his soft and weak hand .
“Adrian told me over and over again and again . That the demon rushed in tenaciously and said, ‘Kill Adrian’… . . ”
“……What?” Evelyn’s face became hardened . Adrian wasn’t old enough to make up those words . And she never taught him such radical words .
“He didn’t just say it out of fear . The demon repeated the words over and over, and that child heard it clearly ‘kill Adrian . ’”
Suddenly, Evelyn’s eyes turned red . She didn’t want to imagine that scene . Her heart beat fast like a bolt . She still shuddered every time she looked at Adrian’s wounds . Evelyn felt suffocated at the thought of what happened at that time .
“That’s why I tried not to tell you,” Fabian said with a bitter feeling . He wanted to reach out and soothe Evelyn right now, but he still had a story to tell, “Don’t worry . Adrian doesn’t remember that time . ”
Evelyn quickly wiped her eyes before her tears flowed . She knew it well that now wasn’t the time to cry .
“There’s another reason . Devil Eye is a demon that has low intelligence . Instinctively, they will only attack the prey in front of them . But at that time, they tirelessly chased Adrian, who was on the carriage . Also, attacking children by biting them with their teeth… It’s different from the Devil Eye’s behavior . ” Fabian said calmly, but Evelyn could sense anger in his voice .
Fabian clenched his fist, “Someone must be ordered them . I have no choice but to think so . ” He couldn’t bear his rage every time he thought about it .
“I don’t know his motives yet . I don’t know exactly what he means or what his goal is . ” There was despair in his black eyes .
“However, there are certain things . ”
Evelyn soon understood his meaning . “Yes . ” Her blue eyes were gathered in the same light as Fabian .
“He’s after Adrian . ”
Now, without hesitation, Evelyn marked him as an enemy . He was trying to hurt her son, so she didn’t have to hold back .
“And according to Your Majesty’s guess, he’s… a Paladin . ” Evelyn’s eyes were filled with anger too as she couldn’t believe the man who was a ‘stranger’ could do such a terrible thing .
“That’s what I think . ”
Fabian’s intuition was always right . Evelyn should have trusted his words because she had witnessed the accuracy of Fabian’s guesses several times .
“He’s a weird guy… . . Once, I had a close conversation with him . But I don’t remember it clearly . My memories are blurred . Somehow… …Like being possessed by something . ”
“Maybe he used some spell . Is there anything you remember?”
“… … demon… . Yes . ” Evelyn looked straight at Fabian . “He told me an unknown story . Initially, all the demons in this continent hunt the Imperial family . …… Has he targeted Adrian since then? ” Evelyn’s tone became furious as she recalled David, who told that legendary stories with a calm face .
“The demons… . hunt the Imperial family? Fabian was confused in a somewhat different way .
“Yes . It’s a story that I’ve never heard before, so I searched the ancient books after that . Whether it’s a legend or just fiction … … but there’s a story similar to that . But there’s no warning at all . ”
Fabian frowned his eyebrows slightly, “Where’s the book now?”
“It’s in the Felice Kingdom . ”
That was a matter to be investigated separately later . For now, Fabian was more worried about seeing Evelyn’s face, which was already too pale .
“It’s strange . ” The more she tried to remember something about David, the cloudier her memory became . “I can’t explain it, but……It feels so odd . ”
“Don’t push yourself too hard . ”
“No…there was something else……But my memories are really blurred . I can’t remember it . ”
“It’s his spell . He’s also a magus . He’s an evil creature . ”
Evelyn’s face was distorted by his words, “But why is he after Adrian?
Fabian didn’t even know why either . But it wasn’t necessary anymore . “That’s not surprising . ”
Evelyn looked at Fabian with puzzled eyes . But his black eyes were more firm and more apparent than ever .
“He is an enemy . Before he’s your enemy, he’s already my enemy . Now I don’t care who he is, whether he’s a demon or not . ”
Initially, Fabian’s intention was to reveal the Paladin’s identity and expose the Vatican’s rottenness .
“Now, I won’t stop until I kill him . From method to justification … I won’t be picky . ”
But now it was no longer a political battle . That man had crossed a line he wasn’t supposed to cross . He tried to hurt two of the most important people in Fabian’s life . By the time that happened, the string of common sense within Fabian was broken .
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“Evelyn . ” His voice was fearful but believable at the same time . “Now that everything is blurry, there’s only one thing that is clear . ”
Fabian’s presence was never felt so greatly like this .
“I’ll destroy those who are aiming for Adrian . I’ll make him impossible to do that again . I will never, I’ll never forgive him . ”
Evelyn wanted to engrave such a figure in her eyes . She had always thought, the moment she left the Imperial family, he was a man she couldn’t depend on again .
“Now that I know who that child is, I love him as much as you do……”
Fabian didn’t dare to claim Evelyn’s motherly-love . Sadly, he was such a foolish man who always kept his word . Since he said he would be honest, he was only telling the truth about such a trivial matter .
“But Evelyn, I still love you . ”
Sometimes, Evelyn’s mind was pierced by his too-straightforward-honesty .
“So I won’t make you sad . No matter what happens…… . ” Fabian looked fondly at Evelyn .
“I will protect you and your child . ”
Evelyn didn’t know what expression she should make right now . Just her blue eyes that stared at Fabian……”Is that…… Your Majesty’s promise?”
“Yes . ”
Evelyn knew it better than anyone that Fabian always risked his life to keep his promise .
“Thank you . I’ll take that promise . ”
It was Evelyn who left his side coldly and heartless . She also knew that she didn’t deserve the promise that risked his life now .
“For Adrian’s sake . ”
That was all . For the sake of her child, Evelyn could be a coward and endure her shame .
Fabian looked at Evelyn and didn’t say any single word . He let her go with a glance .
Evelyn later realized that it was more hurt to regret than to hate .
Fabian took a moment’s breath and laid his gaze on Evelyn . His complicated mind had died like a lie . He was confident that Evelyn would listen without misinterpreting what he said .
“I have something to say about Adrian . ”
Evelyn was a little anxious listening to his voice . There were a lot of things Evelyn really didn’t know about what was going on . She had to know, but she was scared to know at the same time .
“I’ll be honest as I could . ”
Evelyn soon cleared up her mind and nodded, “Yes, I will trust you . ”
At least it wasn’t likely that the current Fabian would hurt Adrian . Fabian, mostly, was a man who refused to speak with promises . Since all the words were spoken by him, who was born as the Emperor’s successor and rose to the throne – had a big influence .
“First of all, I guess I have to tell you how I got here . ” Fabian quickly cleared his head, “What made me doubt the birth of Adrian … it was because of an unexpected finding . ”
Evelyn frowned slightly . From the beginning, she already thought there was something strange . After seeing Adrian several times, Fabian had no doubts, but suddenly he felt suspicious and took the midwife .
“That part has confused my mind, too . Who told you that?”
Fabian shook his head, “No one, but… . ”
Besides, Evelyn’s secret couldn’t be leaked out so easily . But why did this happen, then?
“As you know, I don’t have a good relationship with the Vatican . But aside from that, I think something unknown is going on in the Vatican . ” Fabian’s distrust of the Vatican was not based solely on his bad feelings for the Pope . It was his judgment and his wisdom as Emperor that led him to investigate them .
“Is it about a demon?”
“That’s the part of it . There’s no progress in the investigation, so I don’t know how far their conspiracy is . ”
After Fabian ascended to the throne, he became hostile to the Vatican and suspected them . It had been quite a while since he began investigating the Vatican in secret .
“The investigation has restarted recently . That’s why I swear in the name of the Emperor, I can confirm that they are certainly guilty . ”
However, it was the first time for Evelyn to hear such a story . Because when she was an Empress, she never been told about anything outside the Palace .
“I see, but now I’m talking about Adrian, why is the Vatican…… . ”
“Don’t you have something to tell?”
Evelyn stopped talking when Fabian cut her sentence before she finished it . She didn’t want to lie . But her doubt was too scary to speak of .
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“I won’t hide anything from you . I think the Vatican has a secret way to control the demon . And it has something to do with the person wearing the Paladin’s mask right now . ”
“You mean, … . . Sir David?”
“Yeah . Whenever something mysterious happened, there was his shadow . But too bad, I couldn’t catch his tail . ” Fabian felt very displeased and kicked his tongue, “I know how absurd my words are . ”
A man from the Vatican could control a demon . If Fabian hadn’t investigated it himself, he would have laughed at the nonsense story .
“……No, it’s not absurd… . . ”
“You seem to know something, as expected . ”
Evelyn nodded her head carefully . “At the time, when the Wyvern stormed the Grand Festival… …It felt kind of weird . It felt like the demon was flying straight to Adrian . Looking back, the Pope’s words and actions were awkward . But because everyone said I was so shocked…… . ”
Fabian agreed . Her reaction was normal .
“It was only after the Paladin’s arrival that the Wyverns made a strange movement . ”
“Definitely … … He’s a suspicious guy . ”
Evelyn recalled the purple-eyed man she had met in the garden of the Felice Kingdom . Strangely, her memories of that day were as hazy as if they were foggy . But the odd feeling she felt in him wasn’t gone .
“Not long ago, when the Pope left for the kingdom of Felice without any announcement, I sent a delegation of knights to the Vatican . And I found a note in Saint Iretta . That’s the only thing I could get . ” Fabian spoke openly, even though it was confidential information . He seemed to keep his promise, to be honest .
“There were a few hastily scribbled words on the note . Maybe Someone who was instructed by the Paladin wrote it . ”
It was a small clue .
“The Paladin’s request, the prince’s hair, the death of the birth mother…… That’s what I’ve inferred from the list of words on the note . “
As a matter of fact, Adrian was the only one in this Empire who matched the memo . However, there was still something Evelyn couldn’t understand .
“Why did the Paladin want to investigate Adrian?”
“I think he tried to confirm Adrian’s birth . Saint Iretta probably had a relic that could reveal bloodlines with his hair . ”
Fabian’s speculation was only half right . It wasn’t a relic, but David’s unique ability to know human life through the hair .
“One thing in a million, if my absurd doubts are correct, it is the Paladin who has the power to control demons …… It means the cave’s accident was an incident . ”
Evelyn widened her eyes, “So, the demons that attacked the carriage…… The Paladin did it?”
“I think so . No, I’m sure . ” Fabian was sure because his intuition said so . Indeed, there was no proof at this time, but his instincts already believed it .
“I didn’t want to say this . ”
“No, please tell me everything . ”
“…It happened when I gave Adrian the antidote . Before he lost consciousness, he knew that I had defeated the demons and saved him . ” He couldn’t forget Adrian, who was crying at that time, reached out to him with his soft and weak hand .
“Adrian told me over and over again and again . That the demon rushed in tenaciously and said, ‘Kill Adrian’… . . ”
“……What?” Evelyn’s face became hardened . Adrian wasn’t old enough to make up those words . And she never taught him such radical words .
“He didn’t just say it out of fear . The demon repeated the words over and over, and that child heard it clearly ‘kill Adrian . ’”
Suddenly, Evelyn’s eyes turned red . She didn’t want to imagine that scene . Her heart beat fast like a bolt . She still shuddered every time she looked at Adrian’s wounds . Evelyn felt suffocated at the thought of what happened at that time .
“That’s why I tried not to tell you,” Fabian said with a bitter feeling . He wanted to reach out and soothe Evelyn right now, but he still had a story to tell, “Don’t worry . Adrian doesn’t remember that time . ”
Evelyn quickly wiped her eyes before her tears flowed . She knew it well that now wasn’t the time to cry .
“There’s another reason . Devil Eye is a demon that has low intelligence . Instinctively, they will only attack the prey in front of them . But at that time, they tirelessly chased Adrian, who was on the carriage . Also, attacking children by biting them with their teeth… It’s different from the Devil Eye’s behavior . ” Fabian said calmly, but Evelyn could sense anger in his voice .
Fabian clenched his fist, “Someone must be ordered them . I have no choice but to think so . ” He couldn’t bear his rage every time he thought about it .
“I don’t know his motives yet . I don’t know exactly what he means or what his goal is . ” There was despair in his black eyes .
“However, there are certain things . ”
Evelyn soon understood his meaning . “Yes . ” Her blue eyes were gathered in the same light as Fabian .
“He’s after Adrian . ”
Now, without hesitation, Evelyn marked him as an enemy . He was trying to hurt her son, so she didn’t have to hold back .
“And according to Your Majesty’s guess, he’s… a Paladin . ” Evelyn’s eyes were filled with anger too as she couldn’t believe the man who was a ‘stranger’ could do such a terrible thing .
“That’s what I think . ”
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Fabian’s intuition was always right . Evelyn should have trusted his words because she had witnessed the accuracy of Fabian’s guesses several times .
“He’s a weird guy… . . Once, I had a close conversation with him . But I don’t remember it clearly . My memories are blurred . Somehow… …Like being possessed by something . ”
“Maybe he used some spell . Is there anything you remember?”
“… … demon… . Yes . ” Evelyn looked straight at Fabian . “He told me an unknown story . Initially, all the demons in this continent hunt the Imperial family . …… Has he targeted Adrian since then? ” Evelyn’s tone became furious as she recalled David, who told that legendary stories with a calm face .
“The demons… . hunt the Imperial family? Fabian was confused in a somewhat different way .
“Yes . It’s a story that I’ve never heard before, so I searched the ancient books after that . Whether it’s a legend or just fiction … … but there’s a story similar to that . But there’s no warning at all . ”
Fabian frowned his eyebrows slightly, “Where’s the book now?”
“It’s in the Felice Kingdom . ”
That was a matter to be investigated separately later . For now, Fabian was more worried about seeing Evelyn’s face, which was already too pale .
“It’s strange . ” The more she tried to remember something about David, the cloudier her memory became . “I can’t explain it, but……It feels so odd . ”
“Don’t push yourself too hard . ”
“No…there was something else……But my memories are really blurred . I can’t remember it . ”
“It’s his spell . He’s also a magus . He’s an evil creature . ”
Evelyn’s face was distorted by his words, “But why is he after Adrian?
Fabian didn’t even know why either . But it wasn’t necessary anymore . “That’s not surprising . ”
Evelyn looked at Fabian with puzzled eyes . But his black eyes were more firm and more apparent than ever .
“He is an enemy . Before he’s your enemy, he’s already my enemy . Now I don’t care who he is, whether he’s a demon or not . ”
Initially, Fabian’s intention was to reveal the Paladin’s identity and expose the Vatican’s rottenness .
“Now, I won’t stop until I kill him . From method to justification … I won’t be picky . ”
But now it was no longer a political battle . That man had crossed a line he wasn’t supposed to cross . He tried to hurt two of the most important people in Fabian’s life . By the time that happened, the string of common sense within Fabian was broken .
“Evelyn . ” His voice was fearful but believable at the same time . “Now that everything is blurry, there’s only one thing that is clear . ”
Fabian’s presence was never felt so greatly like this .
“I’ll destroy those who are aiming for Adrian . I’ll make him impossible to do that again . I will never, I’ll never forgive him . ”
Evelyn wanted to engrave such a figure in her eyes . She had always thought, the moment she left the Imperial family, he was a man she couldn’t depend on again .
“Now that I know who that child is, I love him as much as you do……”
Fabian didn’t dare to claim Evelyn’s motherly-love . Sadly, he was such a foolish man who always kept his word . Since he said he would be honest, he was only telling the truth about such a trivial matter .
“But Evelyn, I still love you . ”
Sometimes, Evelyn’s mind was pierced by his too-straightforward-honesty .
“So I won’t make you sad . No matter what happens…… . ” Fabian looked fondly at Evelyn .
“I will protect you and your child . ”
Evelyn didn’t know what expression she should make right now . Just her blue eyes that stared at Fabian……”Is that…… Your Majesty’s promise?”
“Yes . ”
Evelyn knew it better than anyone that Fabian always risked his life to keep his promise .
“Thank you . I’ll take that promise . ”
It was Evelyn who left his side coldly and heartless . She also knew that she didn’t deserve the promise that risked his life now .
“For Adrian’s sake . ”
That was all . For the sake of her child, Evelyn could be a coward and endure her shame .
Fabian looked at Evelyn and didn’t say any single word . He let her go with a glance .
Evelyn later realized that it was more hurt to regret than to hate .